How to ensure that the laminates installed are environment-friendly?
Posted by Greenlam Laminates on November 7th, 2017
Laminate overlays can add a new dimension to your home and make it look modern, elegant, as well as give it a unique appeal. decorative laminates can give your home the exclusive appearance that you have been looking for. However, before installing the overlays, it is essential to ensure that the laminates that you choose for your home are ideal to be used for domestic purpose. However, the question that arises here is how to identify the laminate overlays that are suitable to be used for homes.
Understanding Domestic Use Laminate Overlays
When you install laminate overlays in your home, you must take into consideration that the overlays are environment-friendly. Laminate exporters insist that when purchasing laminate overlays, customers must check the certifications obtained by the respective manufacturing firm. Amongst the certifications, you must check specifically for the ‘Green Credentials’ that have been granted to the manufacturers. These credentials are certificates from designated authorities like GREENGUARD or Green Label Singapore that offers the Singapore Green Labelling Scheme (SGLS). These certifications ensure that the laminates that you purchase can be used for the domestic purpose and do not cause indoor air pollution.
Toxicity levels of indoor air must be kept at the minimum to ensure the good health of your family members. Laminate overlays are essentially interior decoration and construction materials. Hence, it is all the more essential to ensure that the Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) are not released while installing the laminates and after the installation is completed, they do not adversely affect the quality of indoor air. This will ensure that the laminates are environment-friendly and protect your family against respiratory diseases caused due to indoor air pollution.
Evaluating the Specific Certifications
When you evaluate the certifications, it is essential to understand the basic features of each certificate and some of these are as follows:
1. GREENGUARD Certification: This certification is granted only if the apex body is assured that the product does not cause indoor air pollution. The certification is granted only to companies that strictly adhere to the norms set by GREENGUARD and also have been consistently producing excellent quality laminates.
2. GREENGUARD Gold: This certification will assure you that the laminates that you purchase are not only environment-friendly but also assure you that the emissions from the laminates are even lesser that from the GRRENGUARD certified overlays. These laminates are ideal to be installed in your home, especially if there are children and elderly persons living with you.
3. Green Label Singapore: This is an Eco-labelling scheme that is accepted worldwide. By purchasing laminates from a Green Label Singapore certified manufacturer, you will not only be assured of the quality of the product but also become certain that the laminates do not cause indoor air pollution.
Thus, to ensure the health and wellbeing of your family members, it is advisable that you purchase laminate overlays only from a renowned laminate overlay manufacturer which has obtained all the necessary ‘Green Credentials’, proving that it produces environment-friendly laminates.
